Support for shade-rollers and the like.



No. 864,067. PATENTED AUG. 20. 1907. H. A. BIERLEY.

SUPPORT FOR SHADE ROLLERS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1907.

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HENRY A. BIERLEY, OF PORTSMOUTH, INDIANA.

SUPPORT FOR SHADE-ROLLERS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2-0, 1907.

Application filed March 21,1907. Serial No. 368,543

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. BIERLEY, of Portsmouth, county of Scioto,and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Support forShade- Rollers and the Like; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide improved means for mountingand holding rollers for window shades curtains and the like.

In carrying out this object one feature of the invention lies in theextreme simplicity of the mounting means and at the same time thecomplete adj ustability of said means to accomodate curtain rollersvarying somewhat in dimension and to avoid the necessity of replacingand mounting brackets whenever the shade rollers are changed. This lastfeature of the invention protects the casing because the brackets do nothave to be secured at different places thereon in the cour of time, butmay be left in the original position in which they were secured.

The nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanyingdrawings and the following description and claims:

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper portion ofthe casing with the shade roller mounted thereon, parts being brokenaway. Fig. 2 is an inside elevation of the bracket at the left-hand endof Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the bracket at the left-handend of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through said bracket onthe line 2-2 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an inside elevation of the bracket atthe right-hand end of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the same.Fig. 7 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of theleft-hand bracket in Fig. 1. Fig. .9 is a perspective view of theright-hand bracket.

To illustrate my invention 1 have shown in the drawings the upper partof a window casing 10, a shade roller 11, a left-hand bracket 12 and aright-hand bracket 13. Each bracket consists of two plates or parts at aright angle to each other, one plate or part being secured to andagainst the casing and the other plate or part extending outwardly at aright angle to support the roller. The plate or part of bracket 12 whichlies against the casing has a pair of vertical slots 14 and thecorresponding part of bracket 13 has a pair of horizontal slots 15through which headed screws 16 project and are screwed in the casing.This enables the bracket 12 to be vertically adjusted so that the shaderoller will be horizontal and the shade hang right, and permits thebracket 13 to be horizontally adjusted to accomodate roller varyingsomewhat in length. The slots 14 in the bracket 12 are enlarged at thelower ends and the slots 15 in the bracket 13 are enlarged at one end toenable said brackets to be readily removed or put in place withoutremoving the screws. The enlarged portions of said slots are larger thanthe heads of the screws so that by loosening the screws slightly andmoving the brackets the enlargements of the slots will permit thebrackets to escape from the screw heads or will permit the brackets putany place on the screws and when this is done and the brackets areadjusted to their proper permanent positions the screws are tightenedsomewhat so that the heads thereof clamp the brackets firmly in place.To make it easier to adjust these brackets, the ends of them are turnedup as at 17, 18 and 19 so that a hammer may be applied to the bracketsreadily and without scarring the casing. The

brackets can be hammered into the right position and the screwstightened slightly. The roller supporting part of each bracket isstamped orpressed inward somewhat as at 20 to form suitable bearing forthe pins 21 and 22 on the roller. The bracket 13 is provided with aninwardly extending bearing 23 for the pin 22, said bearing beinglongitudinally slitted as shown herein in four places, so that thebearing consists practically of four parallel projecting plates whichmay be bent apart somewhat to receive a larger pin 22. In other wordssaid bearing is so formed that it may receive pins 22 varying somewhatin diameter.

The bracket 12 is provided with an upwardly extending slot 25 to receivethe flat pin or end 21 of the roller. This slot extends to the center ofthe inwardly stamped bearing portion 20 and a lug 26 partially closessaid slot 25 at a point about midway thereof to hinder the escape of theprojection 21 of the 'roller.

From this description of my invention it is observed,

that, aside from the screw entering the casing, my bracket or means forsupporting each end of the roller consists of only one piece of metalbent and stamped into shape. And yet said single piece brackets are soformed that one is readily adjustable vertically and the otherhorizontally, both are readily removed or put in place on the casing butwithout removing the screws, and one has a bearing adapted to receivepins of a roller varying in diameter, and the other to receive andpermit the escape of the fiat projection at the other end of the roller.This combination of extreme simplicity with a variety of useful featuresconstitutes the chief virtue of my invention.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a window casing, of a pair of brackets forsupporting a shade roller or the like one of which is provided withvertical slots and the other with horizontal slots, the slots in saidbrackets being enlarged at one end thereof, and headed screws projectingthrough said slots into the casing, whereby one of said brackets willbe'vertically adjustable and the other horizontally adjustable and bothmay be removed or put in place without removing the screws.

2. The combination with a window casing, of a pair of brackets forsupporting a shade roller or the like one of which is vertically slottedwith its horizontal edges turned up and the other horizontally slottedwith its vertical edges turned up whereby they may be moved foradjustment by a hammer, and headed screws projecting through said slotsinto the casing.

3. The combination with a window casing, of a pair of brackets forsupporting a shade roller Or the like each of which consists of aportion extending outwardly from the window casing to support the shaderoller and another portion exiending at a right angle from the outwardlyex- 15 tending portion and which is secured to the window casing, thepnxion of one of said brackets which is secured to the window casinghaving a pair of parallel vertical slots enlarged at one end and thecorresponding portionof the other bucket having a pair of parallelhorizontal slots en- 20 larged at one end, and headed screws projectingthrough said slots into the casing.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature in the presenceof the witnesses herein named.

HENRY A. BIERLEY. Witnesses N. ALLEMONG, 0. BREEDEN.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 864,067.

It is hereby certified that the residence of the patentee in LettersPatent No. 864,067, granted August 20, 1907, upon the application ofHenry A. Bierley, for an improvement in Supports for Shade-Rollers andthe Like, was erroneously written and printed Portsmouth, Indiana,whereassaid residence should have been Written and printed Portsmouth,Ohio; and that thesaid Letters Patent should be read with thiscorrection therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 15th day of October, A. 1)., 1907.

EDWARD B. MOORE,

Commissioner of Patents.

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